It’s Spring! It is Spring! No more cold!
So that means everything is growing! And we have no time to do much else but mow, plant, tend to the animals and the children and all of their activities because the schools and sports have a conspiracy to drown parents with happenings and concerts in May! How is that for a run-on sentence?
Another season brings new learning. For instance, the sweet corn I planted is not growing like the commercial fields of corn I drive past every day. But my sunflowers are doing really well. I am realizing we should of purchased compost/soil to amend our fields we are planting in this year. That the loads and loads of horse manure from our neighbor’s farm were not enough. As I drive past larger family farms, I am seeing the value of creating mounds of soil and then planting our crops in that, rather than trying to carve out a fertile soil hole in the flat ground of clay.
 
I had a moment to watch two documentaries about farming, more importantly highlighting small family farms. The first one To Make a Farm resonated with me, their stories so similar to ours. Tarrah Young pretty much summed up my thoughts on all of our animals, that we love them and give them the best life possible while they are here. That to deny the animals a relationship with us is silly. Every one of our animals is loved and doted on everyday. Even the mister is lured in to scratch and rub the necks of our steers because he knows they love it.
In April, we added another little friend to our farm. Meet Hazel (that cutie pie above) – I will be sure to share more about her another time.
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